Essential Tuscany

Fattoria Casato

Val d'Orcia & Montalcino

fattoria at dusk
wine estate view
wine estate
living room
living room with fireplace
bedroom
bedroom
kitchen table
pool
brunello wine cellars

Fattoria Casato is a highly esteemed Brunello di Montalcino wine producing farm estate in Trequanda, right outside of Montalcino offering rental apartments in Tuscany. The enchanting medieval farmhouse has more than 23 hectares of vineyards, cereals, white truffles, olive groves, and a country inn with 19 apartments, a restaurant and 3 pools.

Available accommodations range from simple and serene to majestic and noble worthy of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pietro Leopoldo and his amourous trysts. This well respected Brunello di Montalcino producing winery also offers cooking courses and painting classes with lessons and guided tours of the rolling countryside.

This winery, famous for its bold and powerful wines, offers wine tasting and private cellar tours for its guests to allow you step back in time and view the age old process which made this region so famous. The winery tour begins with a medieval hermitage, it crosses the underground of the sixteenth century villa and then rises up until the loft where the Vin Santo is made. The vinification area has up to the minute apparatus and a spectacular panorama of the Crete Senesi.

Accommodation

Indoors

Apartments

The estate has 19 farm holidays apartments ranging in size from 1 - 14 bedrooms. The farmhouse accommodations have been created in the main Villa and in the old farmhouses, their decoration reflecting the simplicity and culture of the area with its antique furniture, comfortable rather then luxurious. Each apartment is made up of one or more bedrooms, sitting room with a cooking area and at least one bathroom with shower. Independent central heating.

Villa Archi

Peaceful position. The surrounding area is equipped with tables and chairs, swimming pool (10x5) with parasols and loungers. Telephone with a meter, sheltered car park. 1st floor: lodge, sitting/dining room with fireplace, kitchen, 7 bedrooms, 2 showers, 1 bathroom (bathtub and shower). Rustic Tuscan wood furniture. sleeps 14

Villa Cenerentola

Cenerentola, “Cinderella” is the name given to an old farmhouse on a hill surrounded by vineyards and overlooking the Crete senesi and the Val d’Orcia. The stone building has maintained its original character with a small inside courtyard, a staircase which leads to the 1st floor, and a large fireplace where the farmers used to cook; even part of the flooring and the beams in the ceiling are the original old ones. Recently the building has been renovated and transformed into a one family villa where people coming to Tuscany, can spend a few days in the silence of the most famous countryside in the world. The apartment is on the 1st floor and consists of a lounge with cooking area, a sitting room, 5 bedrooms and three bathrooms (three showers and a bath tub). The furniture is mainly antique while the divans, bathrooms, kitchen and central heating are modern. sleeps 10

Outside there are tables and chairs and sun loungers, for eating out and sunbathing. There is also an outdoor Jacuzzi for 6 people with 24 water jets, which permits guests to bathe outdoors all year round in front of an immense panorama of the Sienese hills.

Outdoors

Guests have the use of three swimming pools, a tennis court, a table tennis, and six mountain bikes, two equipped gardens. There are three walking routes starting from the farm and reaching Trequanda. There is also a TV room, wine boutique to stock up on wine and food items and a restaurant to make your stay easy and comfortable.

Location

Nearest village: Trequanda (2 km)

Terms and Conditions

Not included in the price

Final cleaning Euro 50, breakfast on request Euro 10 p.p.

Transportation

Use of a rental car is essential.

Type Location Distance
Nearest airport Florence 100 km
Second airport Pisa 180 km
Nearest rail Pienza 25 km
Second station Siena 48 km
Booking request
Property ID
VO0057
Type
Farmhouses
Location
Trequanda
Rating

3 stars

Property Features

Catering
self-catering
m2
0
Max guests
40
Bedrooms
25
Bathrooms
30
Private villa
yes
Pool
yes
Garden
yes
Parking
yes
Pets allowed
yes
Rental car
essential

Main Features

  • Independent villa
  • Wine producing estate
  • Cooking classes
  • Jacuzzi
  • Ideal for kids
  • Restaurant

Amenities

  • Fireplace
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Freezer
  • Toaster
  • Kettle
  • Iron
  • Telephone
  • TV

Property exterior

  • Swimming pool
  • Garden
  • Barbeque
  • Parking space

Activities nearby

  • Tennis courts
  • Ceramic classes
  • Wine tasting
  • Hiking

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